Little Red Rose

You know the type I'm talking about. The kind your local grocery store carries, especially during holidays. They always seem to have a plant section with miniature roses in various colors, sitting there in their four inch pots with their perfect little buds and flowers calling to you "buy me...take me home...I'm beautiful...I won't die on you..."

I have never had luck with any miniature rose I've purchased. As soon as I bring them home they begin to wilt and die. It didn't matter where I located them...in the house, on the patio, planted in the ground. Maybe I gave them to much water or not enough water. Or maybe I gave them to much sunlight or not enough sunlight.

Then a few months ago my sister brought me home a miniature red rose as a surprise! I really felt bad for it. I knew it's fate. But surprisingly, the little red rose is thriving! After the first bloom, I replanted it into a larger pot and put it on the patio. I am amazed at how well it's doing! It's about three or four times it's original size!

Today, as I was giving Little Red Rose (yes I named it...after all it's a survivor) a drink of water, I'm almost sure I heard it whisper..."see...I told you I wouldn't die on you" :)

Mr. Tortoise ate my eggplant!

Mr. Tortoise chomped on my eggplant! All that's left is a stem with a few leaves. I wonder if it will grow back? I knew I should have fenced off my little garden area. Mr. Tortoise didn't know that's it's forbidden fruit...he just knows it's tasty!

My Squash has a flower!

Oh wow! I went outside to take a picture of my squash and it has a bright yellow flower about the size of my baby finger. I don't want to jinx it, but usually I have a brown thumb. I am so exited to see my veggies thriving!

Did you know that squash have male and female flowers? That they are monoecious?

Veggie plants are in the ground!

They are in the ground and growing! I now have tiny red tomatoes on my vines! They were suppose to be full size tomatoes but low and behold they are cherry tomatoes (which I love). I also have a Japanese Eggplant, green and yellow Bell Peppers and a Crooked Neck Squash.

In a few months I should have lots of fresh veggies...that is unless my tortoise decides to feast on them.